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Forgive my retailing background, but couldn't the BMA, MDA or somesuch sell travel insurance to patients via the GP practice. Jeff Michael Leuty wrote: > On 11/04/07, Saul Galloway <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> but you just try that sticking to that tough >> stance when it's your patient faxing from some hospital bed pleading >> with >> you to do the report because otherwise they are effectively uninsured. > > I agree it is difficult, and we have to tread with care. It seems that: > > 1. We would not refuse to divulge clinical information essential to > the care of our patient while abroad. > > 2. We would not refuse to supply a medical report or extract from the > patient's medical record within a reasonable time frame, say two > weeks. > > 3. What we object to is being required to provide that report > immediately, and that is what we should refuse to do. As we are not a > party to the contract we cannot complain about it to the insurance > ombudsman. He will only listen to complaints from the dissatisfied > customers of insurance companies. Unfortunately that means that > patients must be dissatisfied before any progress will be made. > > Mike >